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Current strength distributed a meagre power (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amperage

'current strength' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'distributed a meagre power' is the wordplay.
'distributed' is an anagram indicator.
'power' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'a'+'meagre'+'p'='ameagrep'
'ameagrep' with letters rearranged gives 'AMPERAGE'.

(Other definitions for amperage that I've seen before include "Strength of current" , "current measure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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